New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-01
THE BIG STRIKE SPREADING.
RAILROAD MEN JOINING IN THE FIGHT.
STILL PROGRESSING CoNFIDENCE-wORK ALONG
sHoRE-wILL sTREET-CAR MEN JOIN M

STILL PROCESSING CoNFIDENcE-wORK ALONG
sH0RE-wILL sTREET-CAR MEN JOIN Nf
The number Of men out OF work on account Of
the big lOngshOremen's and coal-handlers' strike
will be increased by 5000 or 1000 to-day, In all
probability, ali Of the frcight-handers on the
Pennsylvania, NewJersey Central and Erie Rail-
roads are expected to quit work. On the Penn
sylvania road there are between 500 and 1000
men. They had demanded that the company pay
twenty cents an hour for day work and twenty
fvo cents for night work, instead Of seventeen
cents and twenty cents, the rates now paid. I'm
less their demands are granted the men on piers
5. 8. II and 80, North River, will go on strike
On the New-Jerscy Central road the demands made
were more comprehensive; in addition to the
demand for an advan in pay, the men asked
that they be not required to handle any freight
which had been previously handled by non-unbn
men and that the coal strike, far as it affected
the employees of the company, should be settled
within twenty-four hours. The receivers OF the
road after a consultation, answered the
men by saying that they were
willing to pay current rates OF wages
In regard to the other demands the company's
reply read as fellows: "iou state that you VIII
not handle any freight that has been previously
handled by nOn-unOn men, As receivers OF
company that is a common carrier, 1t is our duty
same has been previously handled by non-union
men or otherwise. We shall do our utmost To
perform this duty. As to your fcqucsJ that pay
day be on the sth of each month, we VIII mako
it as soon after the first as the pay-rolls can Do
made I'D, say on or about the 10th. You demand
that the coal strike be settled as far as our rail-
road is concerned in twenty-four hours. lhis
strike does not exist among our employees. IL u
for others, not for u.s. to settle.
The men will go on strike this morning.
tl.n Er,a es,. .tla. nnnIS MAJ
and unless favorable replies are received the men
here will also strike. II is said that similar de.
mands will be made on the Newlork Centfal
and other roads, and the chances are that before
forty-eight hours all the freisht-handeis VIII pa
on strike.
There was n r,lmor yesterday that Master Work.
man James f.. Quinn, Of District Assembly No.
40, was TO be re-anested on charge oil haVims
delayed the United States mails. Mr.. QUINN salu
that he did not know anything about TINS nor was
he in the least afraid. Clarence A. Seward, the
council for the Old Dominion Company said inc
same thing. Louis +. Post, Quinn's lawyer sa,d
he did not know that such was the case. pus ha
would not be astonished at anything the COM
ranes might do. President McCurdy Kew notn'
inc about Ouinn's being re-arrested. lie said.
however that he would like to see the trouble
settled and the boycott on the Old Domhiop
Line raised. ~
At the headquarters of District Assembly No.
40 in the Stevens FenimOre Institute In Canaise'
Yesterday there were constant Nlsilors 10 tho
Roard of Arbitratio and Strikes. Among them
were the Executive Board of District Assembly
No 75 street-car employees. They SAID that tiley
would like to do all in their power TO ald the
strike and if it found necessary would IN
struct their men not to handle any hoh-uhion
grain They had agreements, however, WIN
nearly every road in NewYOrl< and Brooklyn and
did not wish, unless Indispensable TO break the
agreement. They were told that tl9s mallen
rested entirely with them and that they wouid
not be required to tie up unless they chose 10 90
f. is stated thai two newspapers in the city
will be visited to-day and requested not to usc
steam furnished by nOnun on men. III the iequeso
is not granted it is possible that the union men
employed on these papers viii be called ou' Oh
strike. p;.
trict Assembly 40 and the officers OF the various
local assemblies affected by the strike was heid
Yesterday Reports were received from all points
they were Of a highly encouIsl2i inS character
II was reported that the brakemen, switchmen.
trainmen and mechanics in fact all the employees
OF the Pennsylvania and NeM'JcrseY
Central Railroads on nearby DIVISIONS.
exert the conductors, hremeh ana . IN
ginecrs-would 60 on strike to-uay. lnis
is not found to be encacious ti'e s'iNe VIZ w
extended until it takes in the entire systems
A srecial meeting of District Assembly No. 'S
was held last night to consider the coal strike.
1t was decided that while the district was wliiinS
TO give liberal financial AID TO the striers IL "ou
not tie up the roads unless the companies hrsu
b,nl.e their agreement On the SiXthave. road
there is trouble which may lead to te-up.
President Curtis has persistently refused TO rccos-
pize the Knights of Labor. The Executive Boaru
has been fully empowered to order q strike IL 10
rorsists in NOT recognizing them. They will call
on him TO morrow. A.,
John Mc(irath, one OF the members OF tho
Executive Board Of the Ocean Association, asainsu
whom a suit for 100000 has been brought py thd
old Dominion Steamship Company, gave ban Ia
the amount of $4,000 yesterday. James r.. quinn
had been arrested on SATURDAY on an order OF
arrest from Judge Shipman and had given bail.
McCirath surrendered himself TO tnted seates
DEPUTY Marshal ,Jcffries. His bondsmen wera
Michael Kenna, O liquor dealer Of SiAth-ave. and
Tourleenth-st and Thomas Caldwell, a brewer OF
East Fifty-fIst-st. John j, Mckenna, one OF tho
other three members OF the board against wn0hs
thn amt is brought partly perfected his bail. Tha
others will surrender themselves within day ~